I don't see blood and healing. In the first few episodes, the machine battle was fierce, Geass's ability also appeared, and Lu Luxiu kept playing handsome, but the core structure of the story always felt that something was missing.
Because of Lelouch's "rebellion". "Equality," "fraternity," and "liberation" are all glossy words in Lu Luxiu's eyes. But the root cause of his actions is just for his sister, for his mother, for revenge, these simple and slightly childish driving forces. (Abandoning the battlefield at the end is the most obvious. There are also many delays in action due to personal emotions.) Aside from his domineering action itself, this kind of "rebellion" is actually ridiculous. For an entire country and the world, it is indeed childish. At the height of the country and the world, he can only be regarded as an out-and-out rebel, not a "rebel".
What is this rebellion like? Yes, but a willful, self-centered, "teenage rebellion".
But luckily, Lelouch was at this age. His mode of thinking can be understood by most anime fans.
On the other hand, look at the other core character - Suzaku. Does his behavior seem more secular and "mature"? But just as Lelouch scolded him, "Nothing can be achieved by ideals alone!". He kept saying, "The results obtained by the wrong method have no meaning." I wondered if Lelouch asked, "Do you think your 'method' is 'correct'?" I am afraid he himself does not know anything. is correct. In fact, most of the time, the "result" is more core and important than the correct method. The reason I say Suzaku is immature is that these "internal reforms" of his are not the correct ideas that he has accumulated through the accumulation of experience, but are just an escape from his choice to kill his father.
So the core of the story structure gives a sense of discord, but the two teenagers are entangled with each other because of their immature ideas, and the people who feel awkward are arguing with themselves. It's just that they are talented, their family background is extraordinary, and their opportunities are far beyond ordinary people, so they have made trouble to the heights of the whole country and the whole world, and let the world play with them.
There is also a sub-topic of deceit and falsehood. This proposition seems a little deeper. Lelouch's choice itself was against the world, which led him to bear these heavy things. And his human struggle under heavy pressure is more artistic than the "result" he wants to achieve. It can improve the height of the entire anime.
Fortunately, in the process of rebellion, Lelouch, although the driving force has not changed, has unknowingly risen from simply venting his dissatisfaction to rebelling against the system, confronting the system, and seeking liberation outside the system. This is absolutely impossible under the system of my Chinese dynasty (even if it is an animation work).
But I still give it to Samsung, in fact, I still appreciate this work in general. Because I still have expectations, the author also left a big hole - the truth of Geass, what are those ancient ruins? These are the most mysterious, and it is revealed that the anime is not limited to the real struggle (although it has a sci-fi background), and this thread is the most attractive to me. I hope that there will be an amazing answer in R2.
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